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Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$10,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,477 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management School for You

Hospitality Management is the #95 most popular major in California with 995 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for hospitality students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Schools

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA
$1,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Cerritos College the best value school in California for hospitality management students. Located in the suburb of Norwalk, Cerritos College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cerritos College are $1,346 per year.

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$1,352 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in California. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mt. SAC are $1,352 a year.

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#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA
$1,146 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Canyons. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California list. College of the Canyons is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Canyons are $1,146 per year.

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#4

College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA
$1,326 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Desert. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California list. College of the Desert is a large public school located in the small city of Palm Desert.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at College of the Desert are $1,326 a year.

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$1,171 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GCC are $1,171 a year.

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#6

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA
$1,212 Average Tuition & Fees

Pasadena City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public college with a very large student population.

Pasadena City College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,212 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA
$1,198 Average Tuition & Fees

Orange Coast College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Orange Coast College are $1,198 a year.

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#8

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA
$1,144 Average Tuition & Fees

San Diego Mesa College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Diego Mesa College are $1,144 a year.

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$1,380 Average Tuition & Fees

West Hills College-Lemoore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for hospitality management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Lemoore, West Hills College-Lemoore is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Hills College-Lemoore are $1,380 a year.

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$6,995 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - East Bay ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $6,995 per year. After completing their degree, hospitality graduates from Cal State East Bay carry an average student debtload of $19,470.

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Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 228
Oregon 31
Nevada 721
Hawaii 248
Alaska 11

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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